Job Title: Head of Programmes
Organization: VSO
Duty Station: Kampala,
Uganda
Uganda
Reports to: Country Director
About VSO:
VSO is the world’s leading independent international development
organisation that works through volunteers to fight poverty in developing
countries. Our high-impact approach brings people together to share skills,
build capabilities, promote international understanding and action to change
lives and make the world a fairer place.
organisation that works through volunteers to fight poverty in developing
countries. Our high-impact approach brings people together to share skills,
build capabilities, promote international understanding and action to change
lives and make the world a fairer place.
Job Summary: The Head of
Programmes will effectively lead delivery and development of the INGO Uganda’s
strategic programmes in accordance with the Country Strategic Plan
Programmes will effectively lead delivery and development of the INGO Uganda’s
strategic programmes in accordance with the Country Strategic Plan
Key Result Areas:
- Programme
Quality - Knowledge
Management - Programme
Development - People
Management - Country
Leadership Team (CLT) - Financial
and Resource Management - Security
and Risk Management - Representation,
Advocacy and Networking
Qualifications, Skills and
Experience:
Experience:
- The applicant for the VSO Head of
Programmes job opportunity must hold a higher level degree in Public Health or Social Development studies
or any other related relevant field. - A
minimum of seven or more years of senior level programme leadership
and management experience in a complex the INGO. - Previous
exposure and experience of working collaboratively as a member of a Senior
Management Team member, and of building partnerships in a
multi-cultural environment. - Substantial
prior success in developing successful, major, multiyear proposals
and securing funding. - Proven
experience of managing and ensuring high quality delivery of complex and
multi donor programmes - Previous
experience in diverse, holistic, integrated development programming
including in livelihoods, education and health. - Significant
exposure and experience in M&E and ability to apply range of
techniques. - Effective
leadership and people management skills; experience of developing,
coaching and managing high performing teams - Ability
to prioritise tasks, manage time and tight schedules, work effectively
under pressure, and assist direct reports with prioritisation of
tasks and meeting deadlines. - Significant
exposure and experience in financial management and ability to develop and
monitor programme budgets. - Strong
representation and negotiation skills ability to negotiate and maintain
relations with external stakeholders. - Ability
to develop multiple ideas to solve an issue or situation and take a
swift decision, including in a high risk situation. - Excellent
written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills. - Strong
training and facilitation skills - Computer
skills – MS Office, Outlook, Internet. - Ability
to travel and work long hours, including work away from the home base for
up to 30% of time, both within the country and occasionally
internationally and some weekend and evening work. - Good
understanding of the Uganda context. - Previous
exposure an dexperience in implementing grants from major bilateral and
multilateral donors, including but not limited to UNICEF, EU and
DfID, USAID, IrishAid, EU, UN, and major Trusts and Foundations. - Hands-on
experience gained within a volunteering/NGO context and of managing
a volunteer programme
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified and interested candidates are encouraged to
applications with updated CVs to [email protected]
and copy [email protected]
applications with updated CVs to [email protected]
and copy [email protected]
Deadline: 11th July 2017
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